High Court Decides 2 Cases on Liability for Falling Objects

New York's highest court on Thursday issued two decisions providing guidance as to the scope of an employer's liability for falling objects under Labor Law Sections 240 and 241. The statutes provide one of the most frequent sources of litigation in the state. They require contractors and property owners to provide construction workers with protection from gravity-related risks. A defendant will be absolutely liable if its failure to provide such protection is a proximate cause of a worker's injury.Defense attorney Daniel Zemann Jr. of London Fischer said Thursday's decisio...